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Secretary of State Clinton said Israel's move was "deeply negative" for US-Israeli relations. [170] However Obama was the first United States president to supply Israel with modern bunker buster bombs. [171] And under Obama, United States Foreign Military Financing for Israel increased to $3 billion for the first time in history. [172]
For purposes of U.S. foreign policy, Europe consists of the European Union and non-EU states in Europe. President Barack Obama plans to increase American troops in Europe to their highest levels since 2003, and station more special operations aircraft and Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System ships there to provide quick access to Africa and the Middle East.
Obama later elaborated on his foreign policy views, particularly relating to Muslim countries, in a high-profile speech given at Cairo University in June, where he called for reform of undemocratic countries from within. [30] Obama's efforts to improve foreign relations received praise even from former Republican Senator Chuck Hagel.
The Obama administration attempted to defuse tensions between the two countries, as it hoped for cooperation with both countries in regards to the Syrian Civil War and military operations against ISIS. [156] Obama also criticized the human rights record of Saudi Arabia, particularly in regards to the imprisonment of Raif Badawi. [157]
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Obama and Raul Castro reversed over 60 years of tension between the U.S. and Cuba by restoring diplomatic ties. 4. He urged states in 2013 to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour.
The Obama Administration has attempted to capitalize on the much evolved relations between the United States and Vietnam since the end of the Vietnam War. The formal normalization of relations occurred in 1995, subsequently expanding under both the Clinton and Bush Administrations with dialogues and agreements on human rights, civil aviation ...
(Reuters) - Distancing herself from President Barack Obama's foreign policy, potential 2016 U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said in an interview published on Sunday that the U.S ...